Trowel.



No. 745,544. PATENTED DEC; 1, 1903.

' W. S. WARD.

TEOWEL.

APPLIOATIOK PILED AUG, 1, 1903.

' NO MODEL.

five/Man UNITED STATES Patented December 1, 1903.

PATENT OFFIC WILLIAM s. WARD, or PLANTsvILLE, CoNnECTICUT, Assrenon ToTriE H. n. sM-ITH AND COMPANY, or PLANTsvILL'E, CONNECTICUT.

TROWEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,544, dated December1, 19035 Application filed August 1 -1903. Serial No. 167,883. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LWILLIAM S.WARD,a citizen of the United States,residing at Plantsville, .in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTrowels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in trowels, and the main object ofmy improvement is the production of a superior article, particularlywith reference to efficiency and durability.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my trowel. Fig.2 is a sectional side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a transversesection of the handle portion on the line a 00 of Fig. 1. Figxeiis aview showing the broad side of the handle-web and adjacent partspreviously to securing the handle-scales thereto.

My improvement relates mainly to the handle and shank portion of thetrowel. Ihave shown the same in connection with an ordi-' nary form ofblade A of a masons trowel,which blade is forged integral with theblade-support 6 and shank 5. The shank is preferably round incross-section and extends at about right angles to the blade-support 6,into which support it merges at its blade end, while its opposite endmerges into the tapering bolster 7, which is also preferably round incross-section. The tapering bolster, shank, and bladesupport, takentogether, have'the usual elbow form in side view, as shown in Fig. 2,and the taper of the bolster extends continuously from its larger end toits smaller end at that portion of the shank which stands at a rightangle to the blade. In other words, the tapering bolster itself is bentor curved between its ends to form the angle of the handle and shankwithout any break in the continuous taper of the said bolster. Incontinuation of the bolster there is a flat handle-web 8, with ashoulder 9 at their junction on the opposite flat sides of the said web.Instead of making this shoulder square across the handle-web I prefer tomake it substantially V-shaped in side view, so as to extend fartherupon the handle-web near the edges than at the middle portion, as bestshown in Fig. 4., so as to form a confining recess or pocket for thepointed ends of the handle-scales 10. I also prefer to fill the deep estportion of this recess by a reinforce 11, between the base of theshoulder 9 and flat face of the handle-web, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4:.At .the upper end of the handle-web 8 is the tapering butt 12, whichmerges info the web in the same way as does the bolster 7 and has thecorresponding shoulder 9 and reinforce 11.

cured in place by means of the rivets 13, which pass through holes inthe said handle-scales and web. The combined handle-scales and web forma handle which is preferably round in cross-section from end-to end andinto which round handle the larger end of the tapering bolster merges,the said bolster also merging at its smaller end into the shank withoutany angular corners or crevices.

The butt 12 is provided with a flat terminal face 14.- for use inpounding down brick while laying or such other rapping or pounding asoccasion may require.

I claim as my invention 1. The herein-described trowel, having a blade,the blade-support, shank, bolster, handle-web and butt, all in one pieceof forged metal with the separately-formed scales secured upon oppositesides of the said handleweb, substantially as described.

2. A trowel having theblade,blade-support, shank, tapering bolster,handle-web and tapering butt, and the handle-scales secured thereon, thesaid shank, bolster and solid butt, and the combined handle-scales andweb being of a round form in cross section and the said blade-support,shank, tapering bolster, handle-web and solid butt being all in onepiece of forged metal.

3. A trowel havinga blade, blade-support, shank, bolster, flathandle-web and butt, and the pointed handle-scales secured on the saidweb, the said bolster and butt having the shoulders 9 arranged insubstantially V form in side View and the pointed ends of the han-' andthe handle-scales secured on the said Web dle-scales being fittedthereto, substantially with their ends resting in the said recess and 10as described. covering the said reinforce. 4:. A trowel having" a blade,blade-support 5 flat handle-Web, and butt with shoulders 3 WILLIAMforming recesses in the confronting ends of lVitnesses: the said bolsterand butt, the deepest portion JAMES SHEPARD,

of each recess being fi11ed by a reinforce 11, SHEFFIELD H. CLARKE.

